August 15, 2010 – Pictures from Middle Reef
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I finally took a day off on Friday and was able to dive off of Phil’s rib.
On the way down, Kevin and I chatted about possible sites. But once we drove past Monastery, we knew that possibilities would abound. Calm flat seas meant that we had a high likelihood of rounding [...]
At least once a year, our friends from SoCal drive up and spend a weekend diving at Pt. Lobos. Not only are they are a great group to dive with, they usually bring fantastic weather. The swell model and top side conditions did not look promising, but once we got below 30′, Pt. [...]
The first lionfish were reported in Bonaire in October 26, 2009. We are currently in Bonaire and have already spotted 3 lionfish, on three separate dive spots. Elissa spotted them at Angel City (73′) and 1000 steps (84′). I found one today at Tori’s Reef (60′).
Elissa spots this lion fish on April [...]
Alas, Nils is leaving MoCal for sun limited Seattle. As a last dive, we decided to dive a site where most of us became exposed to Monterey – San Carlos Beach, “The Breakwater.”
Best of luck, Nils!
Elissa, Devin, and I met up with April, a visiting diver from Seattle. Fortunately for us, there was a mid week lull between two storm systems. As the result, we were greeted with calm seas and only moderate surge.
In the water, visibility was a clean 20′, and you could see outlines and shapes [...]
On Thursday, Kenn, Steve, I took a mid week day for a
UTD Stage Mini.
For technical diving, the use of deco bottle or stage bottle is a necessary skill. The UTD Stage Mini allows one to learn how to use a deco bottle in a workshop format. The day consists of lecture, equipment review, [...]
Pictures from the UTD Essentials scuba diving class in Monterey, CA this past weekend.
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This past Friday, we ran into Andrew Reilly. Andrew was in Northern California to photograph a wedding and was spending his morning hiking Pt. Lobos. As we were gearing up, Andrew took some amazing photos of us and our scuba gear.
Andrew’s photoblog with scuba diver pictures.
Received an email from Ben that he had Wednesday off and wanted to do something different. He’s been trying to get a group of us to dive California’s north coast, but most of his requests have fallen on deaf ears.
Since I have always been interested in the rugged Sonoma coast, I thought that Wednesday [...]